Tree-puller



, claimed.

UNITED STATES PATENT @rrrbsr \VILLIAM XIEHOFF, OF VENEDY, ILLINOIS.

TREE-FULLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 359,884, dated March22, 1837.

Application filed November 4, 1886. Serial No. 217.987.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, l-VILLIAH NIEHOFF, a citizen of the United States,residing at Venedy, in the county of \Vashington and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Tree-Pullers; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference be ing had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a plan view of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3is a detail sectional view.

My invention relates to tree-pullers; and it consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts, as hereinafter describedand The object of my invention is to pull up trees by the roots, inorder to clear off land ready for cultivation.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates the frameof the machine, which may be constructed either of wood oriron, but ispreferably made of the latter material, in order that its dimensions maybe small in comparison with the strength needed to properly perform thework, and also that the machine may be light enough to be convenientlymoved from place to place.

13 O are the girders of the frame, which are connected at their rearends or made continuous in nearly the form of a horseshoe, and aresecurely bolted to the upper faces of the arms 1) E of the front andrear supports, F G. The feet of the supports F G are connected by ormade integral with transverse sills or supporting-bars H I, which aremade sufficiently wide to furnish good bearings for supporting theframe. These front and rear supports are also connected by longitudinalbraces K L, which give additional strength to the structure. The frontvertical support, F, is made longer than the rear support, so that theupper or girder portion of the frame will be inclined from itsrear endupwardly to its front end.

M is a Windlass, which is journaled in. boxes (No model.)

N P, bolted upon the girders B (3, near the front ends of the latter.The 'windlass M is provided near one end with a ratchet-wheel. Q, whichis engaged by a detent, R, .pivoted Windlass, so that said detent willengage the ratchet-wheel, and will prevent backward rotation of theWindlass whenthe niachincis being operated to pull up a tree. The detentmay be lifted out of engagement with the ratchet-wheel when it becomesnecessary to unwind the rope S from the windlass. The shaft of theWindlass is provided with a crank, 2, at each end, by which to operateit. At its rear end the frame of the machine is provided with ears T T,to which two chains, U U, are connected by books or otherwise. The otherends of the chains U U are connected by an S-shaped link to one end of achain, V, which is provided at its other end with. an angle-iron or dog,llflwhich is connected thereto by a ring.

X designates a pulley-block, which is provided with apulley, Y, near oneend and with an eye, Z, at the other end. To this eye Z a chain, c,isconnected by an S hook, I), and at its outer end the chain a is providedwith a dog, 0. The rope S is wound upon the Windlass, and its free endis passed over the pulley Y,and is provided with a link, (I, which issecured to the rope S by tying the rope thereto.

6 designates ahook, which is provided with a socket, f, init-s shank heshank gof the hook e is provided with a pivoted link, 71 to the outerend of which an SllOOl ,'i,lS hinged.

'k l m n designate sections of a handle,which hook e to place the hookin connection with a limb of the tree to be pulled. The fraine,havingbeen put in place,is connected by its chain and dog to a tree or otherstationary object. Then the chain, which is provided with thepulley-block and pulley,is secured to another tree or suitablestationary object. The link d on the rope S is then placed in engagementdered point of the section K of the handle is inserted into the socket fof the hook e. The bases of each of the sections is Z of the handle areenlarged and are provided with axiallybored seats in. The lower ends ofthe bases upon a bearing of the frame in front of the are designed to beused in connection with the with the hook 'i of the link h, and theshoul- 9 IOO (No Model.)

1). OHARA; WATCH CASE.

- No. 359,885. Pate med Mar. 22, 1887.

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